The Brutalist Report

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• CEO Jack Dorsey issues a dire warning about AI's impact as he cuts Block by almost half [48d]
• Anthropic says it can't 'in good conscience' agree to the military's terms over the use of its AI [48d]
• Netflix drops out of the WBD bidding war, paving the way for David Ellison's Paramount to buy it [48d]
• They were about to shut down their business. Then a raw TikTok changed everything. [48d]
• A man paid $200.57 for one night at a famous NYC hotel, then lived there rent-free for years. Now he could go to jail. [48d]
• Jack Dorsey says he's cutting nearly half of his staff — 4,000 jobs — at Block. Read the memo. [48d]
• Warner Bros. Discovery's board says Paramount's latest offer is better than Netflix's [48d]
• Hillary Clinton suggests the House Oversight Committee should subpoena Elon Musk in combative opening statement [48d]
• Hillary and Bill Clinton have been married for over 50 years. Here's a timeline of their relationship. [48d]
• This startup wants to bring back snail mail with an AI-powered app. Read the Notion memo it used to raise $2.8 million. [48d]
• Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan step out in matching Prada loafers at Milan Fashion Week [48d]
• I used to think living at home as an adult meant going backward. Losing my dad made me realize I was wrong. [48d]
• Walmart agrees to pay $16 million to its Spark delivery drivers to settle claims it misled them over tips and pay [48d]
• Tampa International Airport takes aim at your pajamas [48d]
• Watch the viral 'ad' that imagines aged Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos promoting a creepy energy source for AI [48d]
• Pandemic watchdog calls the number of investigations into arts and restaurant bailouts 'underwhelming' and 'embarrassing' [48d]
• Photos show how Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan elevated their fashion together and found a cool couple style [48d]
• Google is dialing up the pressure for more employees to use AI — and not just for engineers [48d]
• A 37-year-old economist who says he bet more than $300k against DOGE on Kalshi explains himself [48d]
• CoreWeave says Nvidia has its back on data center financing [48d]
• My 99-year-old grandma taught me important lessons about the power of silence, change, and living a good life [48d]
• Nvidia CEO says the economics of space data centers are 'poor right now,' but will improve [48d]
• 'Bridgerton' star Yerin Ha wasn't sure Sophie's bathtub scene would even make it into the show [48d]
• I tried cheesecakes from Costco, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Walmart — there's just one I'd buy again [48d]
• After living in South America for 7 years, there's just one region I always recommend to first-time visitors [48d]
• I'm a dietitian on the Mediterranean diet. After visiting Greece, I incorporated these 5 changes to my meals at home. [48d]
• Marc Benioff downplays software apocalypse fears: 'It may be eaten by the SaaS-quatch' [48d]
• I wanted to end a long-term friendship and thought ghosting was the best option. I was wrong. [48d]
• We spent over $12,000 replacing our carpets with vinyl-plank flooring. It looks nice, but I regret it every day. [48d]
• 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry warns a 'troubling' number in Nvidia's earnings could be 'catastrophic' for its finances [48d]
• Influencer app LTK takes a big step into AI shopping with a new chatbot [48d]
• I started wearing a uniform to my office job. It made getting dressed in the morning effortless. [48d]
• A longevity researcher started taking testosterone in his 50s. He says there are 4 things everyone should know before considering TRT. [48d]
• David Ellison has a message for Paramount staffers: tech is a key to winning [48d]
• How the cast of 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' compare to the real people they're playing [48d]
• I traveled over 8,000 miles on Amtrak in one year. These are the 10 items I never board the train without. [48d]
• I'm a competitive swimmer who follows a high-protein diet. Here are 7 things I always buy at Costco. [48d]
• I spent 15 days hiking the Dolomites in Italy. These are 7 biggest mistakes I made during the trip. [48d]
• A shark tank, a movie theater, and a $2 million shooting range: See inside Arizona's most expensive mansion [48d]
• 'Ballerina Farm' announced her 9th pregnancy — in a protein ad [48d]
• Mark Cuban says AI has ushered in an era where any 'kid in a basement' can build something world-changing [48d]
• How Daniel Radcliffe turned his 'Harry Potter' fame into creative freedom [48d]
• I quit Bain after a 43-hour workday and now own an outdoor adventure business. Consulting prepared me for anything. [48d]
• The CEO of the World Economic Forum is stepping down after a review of his Epstein ties [48d]
• After years of stomach pain, this CEO rebuilt her diet for gut health [48d]
• Eli Lilly is set to release a once-daily pill to rival Ozempic this year. People are losing 15 to 20 pounds on it, but there's a catch. [48d]
• WPP's new CEO is shaking up the ad giant's business model. Here are 3 key takeaways on what her overhaul means for staff. [48d]
• Red Lobster's wunderkind CEO might have the secret sauce for turnarounds. Private equity should be taking notes. [48d]
• Anthropic has less than 36 hours before it barrels toward uncharted territory with the US government [48d]
• Top Anthropic executive limits his child's YouTube algorithm access: 'It freaks me out' [48d]
• Why your coworker is pretending to be so busy [48d]
• I'm an AI consultant and using AI agents saves me hours. My clients follow 5 steps to become more efficient. [48d]
• Lowe's CEO says its AI assistant is fixing some major headaches [48d]
• I founded an AI startup while still in high school. I'm now 22 and have raised over $2M — I have no regrets about skipping college. [48d]
• 4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein's death 38 minutes before the rest of the world. The FBI tried to figure out how. [48d]
• AI rewrites the economics of Amazon's cloud-consulting business [48d]
• She works in healthcare and pays $787 a month for insurance. She still can't afford her daughter's care. [48d]
• This Google exec is hiring for a new engineering team. She evaluates creativity in 2 ways during interviews. [48d]
• The job market is in a 'deep freeze.' One industry is keeping it from sliding backward. [48d]
• How relief for the 40 million Americans without a retirement account could work [48d]
• The lounge is for losers. Bring back the airport bar. [48d]
• A former OpenAI and xAI staffer says he burned out in AI labs, so he's quitting and going back to Vietnam [48d]
• Clawing back: Inside Red Lobster's high-stakes revival [48d]
• Nvidia rolls back 2 hot-button topics in a slimmer — and more China-focused — annual report [48d]
• After 2 layoffs and a breakup in New York, I booked a one-way flight to Asia. Travel changed how I define success. [48d]
• Ukraine says its homegrown Flamingo missiles flew nearly 900 miles to strike an Iskander factory deep inside Russia [48d]
• America, China sees your Chinamaxxing. It's drawing laughs, national pride, and some eye rolls. [48d]
• Hilary Duff says she divorced when her son was 2 to show him you have to 'fight for your happiness' [48d]
• I'm a 2-time Olympic freeski medalist. I don't drink coffee or scroll between runs. [48d]
• 5 biggest takeaways from Nvidia's Q4 earnings — from the new Vera Rubin chips to addressing an emerging risk [49d]